Rally for the 23rd anniversary of Hamas in Gaza(11 images)

A Palestinian man burns the Israeli flag during a Hamas rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of the founding of their movement in Gaza City on December 14, 2010. Hamas was founded on December 14, 1987, shortly after the beginning of the first intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Hamas supporters attend a Hamas rally in Gaza City December 14, 2010. The rally marks the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

A female supporter joins tens of thousands attending a mass rally to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Islamic movement Hamas in Gaza City on December 14, 2010. Hamas was founded on December 14, 1987, shortly after the beginning of the first intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard as tens of thousands attend a mass rally to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic movement Hamas in Gaza City, on December 14, 2010. Hamas was founded on December 14, 1987, shortly after the beginning of the first intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (2R) stands in front of a model of the Dome of the Rock as he delivers a speech during a Hamas rally marking the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement in Gaza City December 14, 2010. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Hamas supporters attend a Hamas rally in Gaza City December 14, 2010. The rally marks the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Tens of thousands attend a mass rally to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic movement Hamas in Gaza City on December 14, 2010. Hamas was founded on December 14, 1987, shortly after the beginning of the first intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh delivers a speech during a Hamas rally marking the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement in Gaza City December 14, 2010. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Members of Hamas' security forces stand guard as tens of thousands attend a mass rally to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic movement Hamas in Gaza City, on December 14, 2010. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Tens of thousands attend a mass rally to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Islamic movement Hamas in Gaza City on December 14, 2010. Hamas was founded on December 14, 1987, shortly after the beginning of the first intifada, or uprising, against Israel's occupation of the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo

Hamas supporters attend a Hamas rally in Gaza City December 14, 2010. The rally marks the 23rd anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement. UPI/Ismael Mohamad | License Photo